Welcome to the blog of Jill Lambert creator of Jill's Dream Artwork. This is my place to share real moments in life as well as my journey with creating art that hopefully uplifts and inspires you.
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

I got the fun opportunity of bringing my supplies to a good friend's house and "hosting" a painting activity for her daughter Taylor's ninth birthday. I showed them a few samples of birds, butterflies and flowers and demonstrated some fun ways to make marks using stencils, doilies and bubble wrap, but they really just wanted to get started and paint their own masterpieces.

Here's Taylor discovering the joys of bubblewrap.

The birthday girl and her friend were ready to pose.

Still waiting for one of the girls to finish her masterpiece, but they didn't want to wait for a photo.

All done and ready to share their paintings!

I really enjoyed my time with the girls! To me, there's nothing sweeter than children's art. I'm looking forward to hosting another painting party soon.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

A few years ago I discovered some paintings by Flora Bowley online somewhere, not sure where, not sure when, but I was INSTANTLY drawn in by them. I had never seen anything like her style before- I couldn't even explain them to people when I tried. They are vibrant, they are abstract, they are deep...I still don't know if I can explain them properly. They are free, layered, intriguing...I feel like I'm not doing her artwork justice, but those are some of the words that pop into my head. I dreamed of meeting her and now I'm finally going to meet her AND paint with her!

She is coming to Wisconsin this Friday for a Bloom True weekend workshop. So many of her workshops as well as other artists' workshops never seem to come to Wisconsin, so I AM THRILLED. I did find out that Flora is from Wisconsin, so perhaps that's why she's coming. It's going to take place in a beautiful farmhouse on 120 acres of land...it's going to be amazing I just know. This is my very first art retreat with an artist I admire. I really can't believe I get the opportunity to do this. Stay tuned...I will be sharing some pictures and my experiences after I return.

I'm hoping to get some new ideas and to learn to paint more freely and not think so much while I'm creating. I hope Flora can teach me to trust myself in my artistic process.

Friday, September 7, 2012

I love quotes...they inspire me to look at things differently, more positively--they can put things into a better perspective for me when things are frustrating, disappointing or even sad. They also inspire some of my artwork. One of my new favorite quotes is a portion of a poem by Osho. I love the imagery of this..."let your life be a painting/let your life be a poem." I've done two mixed media paintings with these dreamy words--here is one of them:

Jill's Dream Artwork

About Me

I am a mom, wife, sister and friend who loves the water and dreams of living by the Caribbean Sea someday. Painting vibrant pictures is my passion and I enjoy showing my work at art shows. When I'm not painting or working, I'm reading books every chance I get.